2025 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #269 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 332 bachelor's degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Design & Applied Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The other design & applied arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality other design & applied arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other design & applied arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other design & applied arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other design & applied arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Design & Applied Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for other design & applied arts students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

35 Annual Graduates

Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Fashion Institute of Technology

2

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts has to look into Syracuse University. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Syracuse University

3

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Drexel University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Drexel University

4

The New School
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

The New School is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in other design & applied arts. New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from The New School

5

Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Maryland Institute College of Art

6

Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY

6 Annual Graduates

MMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Marymount Manhattan College

7

Queens College
Queens, NY

120 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other design & applied arts from Queens College

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best other design & applied arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	87
Pennsylvania	698	86
Maryland	370	2
Delaware	224	4

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Other Design & Applied Arts Related Rankings by Major

Other Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Other Design & Applied Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fashion Design	791
Graphic Design	780
Illustration	729
Visual Communications	517
Interior Design	403
Industrial Design	295
Commercial & Advertising Art	201
Game & Interactive Media Design	108
Commercial Photography	44

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.